There’s a part of me that kind of wonders whether the Jewish Kashrut laws are meant to protect the most intelligent animals: the best-known laws (cloven feet, does not chew the cud, that which swims in the sea but does not have scales) end up protecting pigs, cetaceans and cephalapods (plus other stuff that’s not so bright, but put that aside). There’s no rational reason to believe this, of course, but it’s still fun…
I've tried to imagine judaism as an ancient barbecue cult with the mentions of how god likes the aroma of burnt meat in the old testament